Elsterwerda

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Elsterwerda
Château
Coat of arms
show Location of Elsterwerda within Elbe-Elster district
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Coordinates: 51°27′28″N 13°31′26″E / 51.45778°N 13.52389°E / 51.45778; 13.52389Coordinates: 51°27′28″N 13°31′26″E / 51.45778°N 13.52389°E / 51.45778; 13.52389
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Subdivisions	Town centre and 2 districts
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Anja Heinrich[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,800
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04910
Dialling codes	03533
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.elsterwerda.de

Elsterwerda (Lower Sorbian: Wikow) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Black Elster river, 48 km northwest of Dresden, and 11 km southeast of Bad Liebenwerda.

Demography[]

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  Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

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  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Gallery[]

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  City

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  Church „St. Katharina“

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  City hall

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  Miniature park

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  Windmill

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  War memorial

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  Water tower

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  Railway station

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  Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen of Poland

Notable people[]

Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska by Krafft the Elder

• Maria Josepha of Austria (1699-1757), Austrian princess and Queen of Poland
• Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733-1796), Saxon prince
• Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska (1742-1796), Polish noblewoman and morganatic wife of the above
• Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750-1822), classicist and naturalist, spent his childhood in Elsterwerda
• Johannes Gillhoff (1861-1930), teacher and author
• Erich Straube (1887-1971), officer in WW I and WW II
• Bernd Martin (born 1940), historian, grew up in Elsterwerda
• Siegbert Horn (1950-2016), canoeist, Olympic and World Champion
• Ralf Minge (born 1960), football player and coach

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in German)

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